Category Archives: Economy

Scary Numbers Just Before Halloween

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Dave Bradley

As this is written Hurricane Patricia is about to make landfall in Jalisco state on Mexico’s west coast. This hurricane appears to be one of if not the biggest (worst?) ever in the western hemisphere with wind speeds sustained over … Continue reading →

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Proposed Amendments To The Continuing Resolution

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Teabaggers dreams were quashed Wednesday afternoon when the US House passed the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for another 2 months. The bill was described as a “clean” bill – that is it had no amendments. That was … Continue reading →

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Why we must listen to Pope Francis‏

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The following is an email sent from the Bernie Sanders campaign: “If politics must truly be at the service of the human person, it follows that it cannot be a slave to the economy and finance. Politics is, instead, an … Continue reading →

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“So That A Positive Conservative Message”

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Dave Bradley

“can rise to the top of the field.” This is a line that Scott Walker used in his speech retiring his presidential bid for this round. BTW, look out Wisconsin – Walker will be wanting to burnish his right wing … Continue reading →

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Poverty Vultures

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Out of sight of the eyes of anything resembling reporters the poverty industries in the USA are cranking along in high gear. Most of these are protected from any harm by Republicans from the county courthouse through the state house … Continue reading →

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The Former CEO Of Young And Rubicam Is Afraid.

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Dave Bradley

By Greg from Vermont – Daily Kos member reprinted from dailykos diary section Quick intro: Found this Thursday while reading dailykos. It puts today’s situation in perspective with similar historical situations. I was in France recently and while I travelled … Continue reading →

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Wide Benefits Projected In County Minimum Wages In Iowa

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Dave Bradley

​ FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, AUG. 11, 2015 CONTACT: MIKE OWEN, (319) 338-0773, mikeowen@iowapolicyproject.org For full report: http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/2015docs/150811-minwage.pdf IPP News Wide benefits projected in county minimum wages in Iowa In Linn, Johnson, $15 wage would boost combined 43,000 workers IOWA CITY, … Continue reading →

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Why We Must Regulate Financial Firms

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Americans seem to love their rich folk. They look at them as superheroes that have somehow shook the bonds of terrestrial powers and made themselves above other humans. Thus we tend to think that those who have money are not … Continue reading →

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Fighting Back With Facts

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Letters, we send letters. BTW, this is a good time to start sending those letters in. Muscatine County chair Don Paulson counters the flawed arguments of Rep. Tom Sands LTTE in the Muscatine Journal. Sands argues from a trickle down … Continue reading →

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Real Solutions Or Fear And Hate?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Yesterday and today will be offering a dramatic contrast of the differences between what the Democratic Party stands for and what the Republican Party stands for. Last night in Cedar Rapids, Democrats met for their annual Hall of Fame dinner. … Continue reading →

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